WHO Announces Willingness To Work With Madagascar On Its Medicine But On One Condition

WHO has said that it is willing to work with Madagascar in fighting corona virus. According to the tweet sent by @MoetiTshidi, to WHO African Region official Twitter handle, WHO’s Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti has made it known that they are willing to work with Madagascar if they let their coronavirus herbal drink undergo clinical tests to see if it is safe to be used for corona virus treatment or not.

@MoetiTshidi: “We are advising the government of Madagascar to take this product through a clinical trial & we are prepared to collaborate with them. We would caution and advise countries against adopting a product that has not been through clinical tests for safety & efficacy.”

— WHO African Region (@WHOAFRO) May 7, 2020

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Joel Cholo Brooks is a Liberian journalist who previously worked for several international news outlets including the BBC African Service. He is the CEO of the Global News Network which publishes two local weeklies, The Star and The GNN-Liberia Newspapers. He is a member of the Press Union Of Liberia (PUL) since 1986, and several other international organizations of journalists, and is currently contributing to the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation as Liberia Correspondent.